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Their loss is my gain

Only 57° today where I am in NH. Tomorrow may be 60.

The rest of next week, and the following weeks are dropping down into the 40s and 50s.

Got out today despite the wind, and did 50 miles.

Been a pretty busy week for the 2025 Chief Dark Horse.

Over the last several days I swapped over to the Saddlemen Step-Up, added the Dean Speed sissy bar and crash bars, got the Ends Cuoio bags on, and installed the Eagle Lights Slimline headlight. It feels like the bike changed more in one week than it had in the previous couple of months.

At this point the overall build is getting pretty close to where I wanted it:
• Saddlemen Step-Up
• Dean Speed sissy bar
• Dean Speed crash bars
• Ends Cuoio Middle Seminole bags
• Indian quick-detach mid windshield
• Fox piggyback performance rear shocks
• Indian Stage 1 intake
• indian Stage 1 slip-ons
• Eagle Lights Slimline LED headlight
• Passenger pegs

I’ve been trying to keep the basic character of the Chief intact rather than turn it into something completely different, mostly improving comfort, usefulness, lighting, protection and performance while keeping that stripped-down Chief look. That’s why I’ve opted for quick removal where I could get it on thinks like the windshield and saddle bags.

There was definitely some trial and error getting here. I went through a couple of seat ideas, changed my mind on the handlebars twice, and learned that something looking good online doesn’t necessarily mean it works once it’s actually on the bike.

But I’m really happy with where it has landed. The bags, Step-Up and sissy bar especially changed the whole personality of the bike without making it feel overbuilt.
I think I’m finally reaching the dangerous stage where I can say, “I’m pretty much done.”

Which obviously means I’ll find something else next week.

Hey everyone,
I just installed a Freedom Performance Radical Radius exhaust on my 2026 Indian Scout Sixty, and I’m trying to figure out what my options are for tuning the bike.
I’ve been looking into getting a Power Commander 6 (PC6) or something similar, but from what I’ve been told, there isn’t a compatible version available for the 2026 Scout Sixty yet.
From my understanding, there weren’t any major mechanical changes between the 2025 and 2026 models, unlike the significant changes from 2024 to 2025. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Has anyone found a tuner that works with the 2026 Scout Sixty? Would a 2025-compatible tuner work, or is there another product you’d recommend?

New bars installed this weekend, love the new look really set the whole front end off for me

My grandfather rode the cannonball run in 2012 on this bike. Close to 4000 miles and finished 4th place in his class. The bike was built by George Yarocki. Nicknamed the beast aka runner #1 as it’s built out of roughly 10 different bikes. It has been passed down to me after 25 years of being in the family. Could very well be the highest mileage 1928-31 101 scout at 29k fully documented miles since 2001. The true mileage is unknown. Anyone else with pre ww2 scouts here?